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Annual Report and Accounts 2003–2004 the Royal College of Radiologists 38 Portland Place London W1B 1JQ The Royal College of Radiologists Annual Report and Accounts 2003–2004 The Royal College of Radiologists 38 Portland Place London W1B 1JQ Registered Charity Number 211540 VAT Registration Number GB 706 9665 05 Telephone 020 7636 4432 Fax 020 7323 3100 Email [email protected] URL www.rcr.ac.uk Citation details: The Royal College of Radiologists (2004), Annual Report and Accounts. Royal College of Radiologists, London. ISBN 1 872599 97 4 RCR Ref No RCR(04)1 © The Royal College of Radiologists, July 2004 This publication is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. Design & print: www.intertype.co.uk The Royal College of Radiologists Annual Report 2003–2004 Trustees’ Report Report by the President of the College 4 Report by the Warden of the Fellowship 6 Report by the Registrar of the College 11 Report by the Chief Executive 13 Faculty of Clinical Oncology Report by the Dean 14 Report by the Editor 16 Report by the Warden 17 Faculty of Clinical Radiology Report by the Dean 18 Report by the Editor 22 Report by the Warden 23 Standing Committee Reports Junior Radiologists’ Forum 26 Standing Scottish Committee 27 Standing Northern Ireland Committee 29 Standing Welsh Committee 30 Accounts 2003 Report by the Treasurer 31 Financial Statements 34 The X Appeal Report by Chairman 38 List of Donors 40 Eponymous Lectures, Scholarships, Fellowships, Bursaries, Awards and Prizes 42 Scientific Meetings 46 Trustees 48 Annual Report and Accounts 2003–2004 1 2 The Royal College of Radiologists The Royal College of Radiologists The Royal College of Radiologists was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1975. It is a registered Charity (no 211540). Under its Charter, the College’s objectives are: • the advancement of the science and practice of radiology • the furtherance of public education • the promotion of study and research. In pursuit of these objectives, the College undertakes the following activities in the specialties of clinical radiology and clinical oncology: • sets professional standards of practice • sets the curricula to ensure the high educational standards necessary for safe and responsible practice • assesses schemes for training in the specialties of clinical radiology and clinical oncology • defines and monitors programmes of education and training for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists at all stages of their careers • sets the syllabus and conducting the examinations necessary to become a Fellow of the College (FRCR) • encourages members to keep up to date in advances in their specialty by running programmes of continuing professional development (CPD) • awards prizes and scholarships, and funding travelling professorships and lectureships • acts as a major provider of education for clinical radiologists and clinical oncologists through the lectures, conferences and teach-ins it organises • initiates and co-ordinates research • strongly supports academic oncology and academic radiology • promotes clinical effectiveness amongst members • offers advice and guidance to patients, members and other doctors on all aspects of the College’s work • makes statements and publishes reports on issues of health and health care it considers to be of public importance • liaises with government, other medical Royal Colleges, Associations and Institutes • publishes scientific journals, reports and guidance. The College has some 6,300 members and Fellows worldwide, representing the disciplines of clinical oncology and clinical radiology. All members are registered medical or dental practitioners. Clinical oncologists are medical specialists skilled in all non-surgical forms of cancer treatment and use radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radioactive isotopes and other special techniques to treat patients with cancer. In addition to treating those patients who are radically cured of their disease, the clinical oncologist is frequently the only physician, together with the family practitioner, to manage the patient throughout the whole course of their cancer. Clinical radiologists are medical specialists who provide a diagnostic imaging service to patients referred to them by family practitioners and hospital doctors. Patients referred to clinical radiologists by such specialists, are referred for assistance in diagnosis and help in deciding upon the best management of a patient’s problems. In appropriate cases radiologists use “minimally invasive” methods to treat diseases of blood vessels, thus avoiding the need for surgery. As a registered charity, the College is independent of the state and not part of the UK National Health Service. However, through members, both in the UK and overseas, the standards and influence of the College have a direct benefit to the patient. Annual Report and Accounts 2003–2004 3 Trustees’ Report Report by the President of the College The reports of the Deans and Wardens will show that there has been a huge amount of extra activity in the College over the last year. This has only been possible because of the dedication of the staff and also all those Fellows and Officers who contribute so much to College activity. Increasing work pressure and the new consultant contract is, however, making it more difficult to become involved in College activity, even though its importance grows rather than diminishes. Partly with this in view, the College has decided to change from a 4-term to a 3-term year starting in 2005. This will reduce the number of Board, Committee and Council meetings but increase the time between them so that more work may have to be done by correspondence. Council will in future meet in March, July and November after a full round of Board meetings and has retained a date in May for strategic discussions at a freestanding Council meeting. In order to facilitate this change the College website is being redesigned to improve communication. This needs to be done in conjunction with a new membership database so that we can start to think about person or interest-specific mailings and reduce our reliance on paper communication. There will be more information about this over the next year. The extensive programme of central Government funded equipment replacement announced last year continues, and by 2006 it is expected that most of the outdated equipment, which is still in service in both clinical radiology and clinical oncology departments will have been replaced. There are still problems, however, in commissioning additional equipment, and waiting times for both diagnosis and treatment are still too long. The Government has sought to resolve what we hope is a temporary problem by commissioning additional capacity from the independent sector. While we welcome this, there are issues of integration with NHS staff and departments, and the College is active in trying to resolve these issues The Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB) was established in October 2003, and is due to assume the functions of the Specialist Training Authority (STA) and the Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in General Practice (JCPTGP) in October 2004. Nearly all of its energy to date has been in getting ready for issuing certificates of completion of training and in setting up a framework for handling new rules on equivalence for overseas doctors. It will be some time before the PMETB starts to become involved in reorganising post graduate medical education, but currently the signs are that this will be in close cooperation with the Colleges. Over the next few years, the NHS will be introducing a system of ‘payment by results’ where there will be a national tariff for each Health Related Group (HRG). It is critically important that the tariff accurately reflects the cost of providing the service, and the College is involved in helping to ensure that this is so. Consultant staffing in both clinical radiology and clinical oncology remains a problem, and there is a need to continue to expand training numbers. This, however, is no longer by a process of central allocation in England but devolved to local Workforce Development Confederations (WDCs). There is such local pressure to meet waiting list targets and the requirements of the European Working Time Directive that few WDCs are prepared to invest in clinical radiology or clinical oncology training. For clinical radiology in particular, central allocation may have to continue if the much needed consultant expansion is to happen. We, therefore, continue to keep this under close review and to bring the likely consequences of decisions to the attention of Ministers. The Integrated Training Initiative, which aims to increase training capacity in clinical radiology remains an important initiative and is being taken forward through the ‘first wave’ sites in Leeds, Norwich and Plymouth. Progress is slightly slower than anticipated, but this innovative programme should soon make a contribution to training numbers in clinical radiology. 4 The Royal College of Radiologists Over the last few years, relations with the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) have sometimes been strained, but it is a pleasure to report that there is a welcome recognition of the benefits to be gained from working together and each being successful in our respective fields. Cross representation has been agreed on a number of important committees, and we continue to explore opportunities for fruitful co-operation. At the time of last year’s report, Andrew Hall had just been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the College. Over the last year, he has done much to encourage new developments within the College and has been a source of great support to Officers and staff in seeing through the many changes that have been enacted. Professor Ann Barrett stands down as Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Oncology at the AGM. In spite of her numerous other commitments, including taking on a new Chair in Norwich, she has done an enormous amount to take the Faculty of Clinical Oncology forward and she will be much missed. This is my last report as President. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the College for the last 3 years.
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